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For Rick Alpern, who runs the Keyes Chevrolet auto dealership in Los Angeles, few tasks are tougher than selling big trucks to eco-conscious Californians looking for just enough pickup to fit a bike, beer keg or surfboard.

General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Ed Whitacre intends to announce on April 21 that GM has repaid the remaining $5.8 billion in loans from the U.S. and Canada, a person with direct knowledge of the plans said.

General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, which each received government-funded bailouts, may award some managers bonuses of as much as 50 percent of their salary, said four people familiar with the plans.